India, Sept. 25 -- After the success of Gangubai Kathiawadi, Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt and filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali have reunited for another film, Love & War. A day earlier, Ranbir Kapoor's poster from the film was released, sending the internet into a fan frenzy. On Friday, the makers unveiled Alia's first-look poster, but it seems to have received a more mixed response online. In fact, some fans compared her look to those from films such as Toxic and Bombay Velvet.

In the first-look poster, Alia can be seen wearing a magenta-red outfit consisting of a crop top and a thigh-high slit skirt, paired with an elaborate feathered headpiece reminiscent of a cabaret dancer. While some fans were delighted to see her new look, others app...